Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-06
RESIGNED.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach
Compelled to Resign by
Ill Health.
Terrific Explosion of Fine
in a Belgian Colliery.
Disposition of Some OF the
Captured Insurrectionlsts
at Rustchuk.
Decided 70 Ooey The Kinx- -Chelsra an
Epidemic at AsnsevIaes--Revere
nenry ward BeeeheF Repersed
70 be Dying-Frsm the In
dfans 70 the Gevernment

3 e BE Dytng-From che In
dfans q the GexernHncnt.
The Reason af his ResignafIon.
LozDoN. March h-Miehael Hicks
, Beach is suffering from catarrh, and bis
, resignation was due 70 that cause. De
! | will pfocsed 10 Berlin for tue purpose of
! undergoing treatment BY a celebrated
! osulist in that city.
, LONDON, March 5. - Hicks-Beach,s =
: physicians, In q bulletin concerning his
, condition, say that he has q cstareet
J over each Of bis eyes, and unless he
} rests from official life be must submit
} 70 an operation when the time comes
for it. Sir Michael has gone to ths
country for week. Balfour was surn
mOned to Windsor today 20 formally
accept the Office.
Sew Secretary of state for ireland.
IL was officially announced this after-
noon that Michael Hicks Beaah has re-
sigBed the offioe Of Secretary for Ire
land, and that Arthur J. Balfour, Secrs.
tary Of State for Scotland, had been an
pointed to sacceed him.
The steamship Rioased Again.
The Red Star Line steamship walls
wand, which went ashore on Gsodwin
Sands, near Deal. while on her way
10 Antwerp from New York. floated,
after throwing overheard 200 tons Of
her cargo. She has been towed 10
Antwerp.
Explosion ef Fire Damp.
BRUssELs. arch 5.-An explosion Of |
fire damp occurred today in the oollisFy |
al QaotegneR, four miles from Mons. |
1he explosion shattered the roofs and |
galleries 90 that many Of them fell. |
O1e hundred and forty miners are en-
tombed, bat Il Is not yet known Whsthar
any are killed. On account Of the /
blockade OF the passages, the work Of
rescue is slow and difficalt.
A dispatch from Mons says i20 men
Who we're IN the mine al she time II she
explosion were killed. it had not been
possible as the time the Dispatch was
sent 10 reach tie dead bodies OF the
victims.
sanle Of the nsarFectionists.
SoFIA, March 5.-Nins Of the Rust
ohuk rebels have been sentenced 90
death. The o0unssis Of the various
powers at kastchuk have urged the
p0stpOnement Of the carrying out Of
the sentences. The other troops which
took part Ia the insusseesiou have been
sentence 10 prison. Captain b B.ilman,
charged with being enc Of She leaders
Of tue instruction, claimed to be q
Russian subject, and has sought Cor
man protection In Bulgaria.
Decided 20 obey the King.
RoMR. March 5.-Prime Minister De-
pectls and his colleagues held confef-
ence which lasted two hours. It vas
decided to obey King HumbsFt's CON-
mand TO resume their portfolios.
Cholera In sicily.
CArANIA (Sicily). March 5.-Six new
cases Of cholera and four deaths from
the disease have been reported here
within "a heuEs.
Chambers summ0nd 20 Meet.
RoNE, March 5.-The Chambers have
been summoned 20 meet on March 10.
Signor CresDi will interpellate the gov
eminent on the recent ministerial
crisis.
Snow blockade IN new BrunswIek.
ST. JoHx On. b., March 5.-Sueh uni
versal sE0W blockade have taken plaea
On the New Brunswick railroads during
the pass thres weeks as have not been
known for two years. On the New
Brunswick Railway, between Gibson,
Woodstock and Great Falls, miles Of
the track have been buried under seven
feet Of snow.
Russian View.
ST. PETKRsBURa, March 5.--The Jour
nal says IL u not confident that the mis-
sion OF Ria Bey 20 Sefia will be sue-
cessful, tnough Il Acknowledges that the
Porte's decree has contributed 10 tue
pacific solution Of the Bulgarian crisis.
Vessel Ashore al EsquImalt
VICTORIA y. j., March 6.-The Brit
ish iron bark Viola vent ashore at Es-l
quimalt IN q gale 81 high tide this morn
ing. She arrived from Londen yesteFd-
day. It is thought that when the cargo
10 lightered the vessel will be GOT on
withoat damage.
wreck Of the RastleF.
The sealing schooner RnstIeF. owned
by Captain WarreR, Of Victoria. Was
blswn ashore on the west coast, south
Of February. The total loes ia R4500
uninsured. The RussleF vent % zee
three weeks ago and had taken no seals.
Chinese Returned 70 Vancouver.
Everything is quiet Il Vancouver and
the Chinese have returned.
Rev. Bcnry ward BeeeheF III.
EKw YoRK. Msrsh 5.-The following
bulIesiR was posted on the door Of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecber's residence IN
BF0os slyu, this afternoon: "Bseoher
has au attack of spopiexy. He IL very
~, but is not suffering much pain" A
buiietiu will be issued each boar.
Az sac tonight DIR. Ssarls said that
the condition Of Bseeher was m.
chaaged, bot that be vas liable TO die
at any moment
From the Indians ts the Government.
WkaHNGroN, March 5.-The agree
ment rssenily conolnded between the
West Indian Commission, on behalf Of
the Government, aud the Indians Of the
Great BlsnkfOot Reservation, 10 NORTH
ern Montana, has been received at the
Indian B1rsa1. Bg is terms three
separate Fssssvations are set apart for
the psrmsnent homes Of Indians-one
FOR the Fort Peck Agency Indians, an
other for the BelknAp Agency Indians,
and the third for the indians Of tue
Blsckgoet ARsDoy, each comprising 40
area Of about LOO square miles, leaving
an area estimated 10 contain aboat
IL 200 Oo0 acres Of territory, whist b
aboat three times larger tbsp the state
0f Maryland. The Indians ceds fais
saFviss territory 70 The United States 10
confederation Of ths follOwins sumss
For the Peck AgeneJ Indians, ei6500o
/ par aDnum f0f ten years; for toe Fort
/ Bsiknap Indians. sil5.0o0 per annum
for the same period; for the Blackfo0t
I1disnz. $la00oo per ann1m for Ten
years. These sans are 30 Be expeuded
andeF the direoti0n Of the SectetsFy Of
the Interior 10 TIE pnrobase Of stock
for breeding purposes, for sussistenee.
elSthinR and otherwise for the c0mfort
and eiyiiix sfion Of the indiara Ii ia
belisysd By the C0umission that lhs
compensation sgreed apan is fair aud /
leqaitabie. and sufheisGt 70 place them /